New Mental Health Door Cost-Saving Calculator

Together with mental healthcare providers, we’ve investigated the challenge of broken doors and have developed a solution to address it.

We worked in collaboration with the NHS and private mental healthcare providers to research and understand the impact a broken bedroom door has on a mental health organisation. We also investigated how long the affected room remains out of commission for a patient. The results were staggering. The current specialist Mental Health bedroom door replacement, on average, takes between 8-10 weeks; this results in patient relocation (often to a private healthcare provider) - at an estimated financial cost to the organisation of £750-£1000 per day.

The impact of broken doors on staff and patients

With many Mental Health organisations already at full capacity and having difficulty finding hospital beds for new patients, the costly and lengthy replacement process for broken bedroom doors places significant operational and financial stress on healthcare providers. Besides the financial and operational costs associated with repairing or replacing a broken door, they also negatively affect a patient's care and well-being. 

Feedback from Healthcare providers told us that when a bedroom door is damaged, patients are required to move rooms as the door becomes a privacy and safety concern. Unfortunately, many mental health environments are understaffed and over capacity, so a person may need to be transferred to another facility miles away from home. Since many of them are already dealing with significant stress and anxiety, moving away from their friends and family members can exacerbate these conditions. In addition, this can disrupt their support plans as they may need time to adjust to new environments and care providers.

We believe mental health doors should be designed to handle all the challenges associated with mental health environments. Our door care package, with its 5-year robustness guarantee, assures that our doorsets will withstand pressures, such as patient damage, and remain operational. Furthermore, in the unlikely event of the door breaking beyond repair, we guarantee a replacement door will be installed within 7 days. This will make the bedroom operational again and minimise the financial and safety implications of it being out of order.

To help you understand how this offer could benefit your organisation, we’ve created a doorset cost-saving calculator.

This free tool demonstrates the long-term cost savings of adopting our guarantee in a simple and easy-to-use way.

"The research we have undertaken illustrates there could be over £50m spent every year as a consequence of broken doors across the UK.

“This is not just a significant financial cost, but it’s also a worrying reminder of how many inpatients are experiencing disruptions in their support plans and, in some instances, longer recovery times due to a problem that could be so easily avoided.

“Our unique offering provides a door that does not break. If our door breaks, we pay the cost and pull out all the stops to replace it within seven days.

“There is nothing to stop all door manufacturers who supply into mental healthcare projects from making similar guarantees on robustness and rapid replacement. If healthcare providers insist on it, we can put millions of pounds back into the healthcare budgets yearly."

Brian Trueman, Sales & Marketing Director at Safehinge Primera

Why is the spend-to-save approach a recommended practice for mental health organisations?

1. Cost savings
   

   Investing in long-term savings solutions can reduce costs in the long run. By addressing hospital maintenance issues proactively and investing in preventative measures, healthcare providers can avoid costly emergency repairs and replacements. This can help reduce maintenance costs, leading to significant cost savings over time. Check out our doorset cost calculator.
   
   

2. Improved efficiency

   Investing in a spend-to-save solution can help healthcare organisations improve the efficiency of their operations. For example, adopting our robust bedroom doorset with a door alarm can support clinical observation and improve response times to incidents on the ward.
   
   

3. Improved patient experience

   Mental health patients require a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment to aid their recovery. Investing in reliable solutions can help healthcare organisations create a more pleasant and comfortable environment for their patients. This can improve patient satisfaction and the overall experience.
   
   

4. Enhanced safety

   Safety is paramount in mental healthcare organisations. Investing in robust solutions like our anti-barricade and anti-ligature doorsets can help healthcare organisations improve safety by addressing multiple safety concerns at once, including ligature, barricade, fire safety and maintenance issues, ensuring the facility is in good condition. This can help reduce the risk of accidents, injuries, and incidents that can lead to legal and financial liabilities.

   
   
   

Ask more of your suppliers

At Safehinge Primera, we’re encouraging our customers to ask more from their suppliers. We believe that doors should be able to withstand the daily pressures of mental health inpatient environments and not break, even under sustained abuse. That is why at Safehinge Primera, we’re pioneering a unique offering that includes a 5-year robustness guarantee with patient damage protection. 

Try our cost-saving calculator and see how much your organisation could save by taking advantage of this game-changing door care package solution. The calculator has been designed to help you discover the door maintenance cost savings your organisation could achieve during the first year and after the first five years of adopting our unique offer.

Get a personalised quote and find out how much your organisation could save with this game-changing door care package by dropping us a line or calling our team on 0330 058 0988.